Multiple choice questions. Choose the best answer.

1. In 1500, European explorers in North America were primarily interested in
   
   

   a) the fur trade.
   b) finding a route to Asia.
   c) converting the Indians to Christianity.
   d) fishing.




2. In the early 1500’s, what two countries started permanent colonies in the Americas?
   
   

   a) Spain and France
   b) France and England
   c) England and Holland
   d) Spain and Portugal




3. In the early 1500's, most Europeans came to North America
   
   

   a) to trade for furs.
   b) to fish.
   c) to export lumber.
   d) to spread Christianity.




4. In 1512, Ponce de Leon explored
   
   

   a) the Hudson River and Lake Champlain.
   b) the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario.
   c) Florida.
   d) the Hawaiian Islands.




5. Scurvy is a disease caused by
   
   

   a) the cold weather.
   b) seasickness.
   c) boredom.
   d) a lack of fresh vegetables.




6. Henry Hudson searched for a route to China through
   
   

   a) the northwest passage.
   b) the southwest passage.
   c) the Mississippi Valley.
   d) the St. Lawrence River system.




7. In North America, the English set up their first successful colony
   
   

   a) near Hudson Bay.
   b) near New York City.
   c) at Halifax.
   d) in Virginia.




8. In 1670, the English gave a fur-trading charter to the
   
   

   a) Hudson’s Bay Company.
   b) Company of One Hundred Associates.
   c) Thirteen Colonies.
   d) Dutch.




9. In the early 1700's, commerce west of the Great Lakes was dominated by
   
   

   a) mining.
   b) the fur trade.
   c) forestry.
   d) agriculture.




10. First Nations People who live primarily in Ontario and Quebec are
    
    

    a) Iroquois and Huron.
    b) Creek and Seminole.
    c) Puebla and Pawnee.
    d) Sioux and Blackfoot.




11. First Nations People who live primarily in southeastern United States are
    
    

    a) Iroquois and Huron.
    b) Creek and Seminole.
    c) Puebla and Pawnee.
    d) Sioux and Blackfoot.




12. First Nations People who live primarily on the Great Plains are
    
    

    a) Iroquois and Huron.
    b) Creek and Seminole.
    c) Sioux and Blackfoot.
    d) Puebla and Pawnee.

Answer key	1. b	6. a	11. b	16. _	21. _
	2. d	7. d	12. c	17. _	22. _
	3. b	8. a	13. _	18. _	23. _
	4. c	9. b	14. _	19. _	24. _
	5. d	10. a	15. _	20. _	25. _

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